Anxiety in adolescents in the Vinkovci area

Ciljevi: Cilj je istraživanja istražiti učestalost anksioznosti adolescenata s područja Vinkovaca u odnosu na demografske osobine te u odnosu na to boluju li od tjelesnih ili psihičkih bolesti i procjenu financijskog stanja obitelji. Metode: Istraživanje je provedeno na principu presječne studije tijekom kolovoza i rujna 2021. godine. Sudjelovao je 171 ispitanik u dobi od 18 do 20 godina. Ispitanici su punoljetni učenici srednjih škola s područja Vinkovaca. Istraživanje je anonimno i dobrovoljno. Za ispunjavanje ankete bilo je potrebno 10 minuta. Rezultati: U ukupnom uzorku, najviše je ispitanika ženskog spola, u dobi od 18 godina, a najviše ih pohađa četvrti razred srednje škole, živi s roditeljima, nije u vezi te živi u gradu. Istraživanjem su uočene značajne razlike u pojavnosti anksioznosti kod adolescenata s područja Vinkovaca. Odnosno, veća pojavnost anksioznosti uočena je kod ispitanika ženskog spola, ispitanika koji boluju od psihičkih bolesti i koji procjenjuju financijski status obitelji osrednjim. Razina anksioznosti veća je kod ispitanika ženskog spola s tim da nisu u vezi i kod ispitanika koji boluju od psihičkih bolesti i procjenjuju financijsko stanje obitelji lošim. Zaključak: Anksioznost je jedan od najvećih javnozdravstvenih problema, a učestalost anksioznosti kod adolescenata kontinuirano se povećava. Pravovremeno prepoznavanje simptoma i liječenje anksioznosti iznimno je važno jer u suprotnom anksioznost može rezultirati razvojem mentalnih poremećaja u odrasloj dobi. Uloga je medicinske sestre/tehničara prepoznati simptome, procijeniti razinu poremećaja te provesti intervencije sukladno procjeni. Također, medicinske sestre/tehničari imaju ulogu savjetnika i edukatora koji kroz stvaranje pozitivnog okruženja i komunikaciju pružaju pomoć i podršku adolescentima.Aims: The aim of the research was to investigate the frequency of anxiety of adolescents in the area of Vinkovci in relation to demographic characteristics and in relation to whether they suffer from physical or mental illness and an assessment of the financial condition of the family. Methods: The research was conducted on the principle of a cross-sectional study during August and September 2021. 171 respondents aged 18 to 20 years participated. The respondents are adult high school students in the area of Vinkovci. The research was anonymous and voluntary. It took 10 minutes to complete the survey. Results: In the total sample most of the respondents were female aged 18 and most of them attend the fourth grade of high school, live with their parents, are not in a relationship and live in the city. The research revealed significant differences in the incidence of anxiety in adolescents in the area of Vinkovci. A higher incidence of anxiety was observed in female respondents, respondents who suffer from mental illness and who assess the financial status of the family as mediocre. The level of anxiety is higher among female respondents who are not in a relationship and among respondents who suffer from mental illness and assess the family's financial situation as poor. Conclusion: Anxiety is one of the biggest public health problems and the incidence of anxiety in adolescents is continuously increasing. Timely recognition of symptoms and treatment of anxiety is extremely important because otherwise anxiety can result in the development of mental disorders in adulthood. The role of the nurse / technician is to recognize the symptoms, assess the level of the disorder and carry out interventions according to the assessment. Also, nurses / technicians have the role of counselors and educators who provide help and support to adolescents through the creation of a positive environment and communication